Erlotinib With or Without Hydroxychloroquine in Chemo-Naive Advanced NSCLC and (EGFR) Mutations
Conditions
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
What is the purpose of this trial?
The purpose of this research study is to learn if adding hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to erlotinib helps treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Another goal of this research study is to learn more about NSCLC and how it may respond to study treatment. Erlotinib (Tarceva) is a type of drug called a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI). TKIs block a protein called the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). EGFR may control tumor growth and tumor cell survival. However, although TKI drugs can work for some lung cancer patients for a period of time, eventually the tumor finds a way to resist or counteract the TKI treatment and it begins to grow again. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a drug approved by the FDA for treating malaria, rheumatoid arthritis, and several other diseases. Laboratory research suggests that when HCQ is given with a TKI, it may help delay or prevent TKI resistance from developing.
Participation Guidelines
- Age:
- 18 Years and older
- Gender:
- Both
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- Sponsor:
- Genentech
Massachusetts General Hospital
Stanford University
University of Maryland
Yale University - Dates:
- October 2009
- Last Updated:
- January 31, 2013
- Study HIC#:
- 0909005675
Clinicaltrials.gov ID: NCT00977470


